"A variety of research benefits can derive from
adopting a different research stance. Since each
research method has different assumptions and
procedures, one method can complement
another. This triangulation is the rationale for
mixed methods research (Trauth and O’Connor
1991), particularly that which employs both quantitative
and qualitative methods (Greene et al.
1989; Jick 1979; Kaplan and Duchon 1988). This
viewpoint is consistent with Lee’s (1991) argument
that positivist and interpretive approaches
need not be viewed as mutually exclusive. Rather,
they can become mutually supportive."
%0 Journal Article
%1 TrJe00
%A Trauth, Eileen M.
%A Jessup, Leonard M.
%D 2000
%I Management Information Systems Research Center, University of Minnesota
%J MIS Quarterly
%K casestudy methodology triangulation
%N 1
%P 43--79
%T Understanding Computer-Mediated Discussions: Positivist and Interpretive Analyses of Group Support System Use
%U http://www.jstor.org/stable/3250979
%V 24